Euro 2008: Czech Republic vs Portugal

[hunt3r]

Hello, another day..another match !
Lets enjoy the match and win something

So far all favorites won...Exceptions was France!

Another intersting match is :

Czech Republic vs Portugal

Both sides won on the opening day, Chech 0-1 and Portugal 2-0 !

FORM GUIDE
Czech Republic
07/06/08 Switzerland 0-1 Czech Republic (European Championship)
30/05/08 Czech Republic 3-1 Scotland (Friendly)
27/05/08 Czech Republic 2-1 Lithuania (Friendly)
26/03/08 Denmark 1-1 Czech Republic (Friendly)
06/02/08 Poland 2-0 Czech Republic (Friendly)
21/11/07 Cyprus 0-2 Czech Republic (European Championship qualifier

Portugal
07/06/08 Portugal 2-0 Turkey (European Championship)
31/05/08 Portugal 2-0 Georgia (Friendly)
26/03/08 Portugal 1-2 Greece (Friendly)
06/02/08 Italy 3-1 Portugal (Friendly)
21/11/07 Portugal 0-0 Finland (European Championship qualifier)
17/11/07 Portugal 1-0 Armenia (European Championship qualifier)



Czech Republic probable starting line-up (4-4-2): Cech - Grygera, Ujfalusi, Rozehnal, Jankulovski - Sionko, Matejovsky, Galasek, Kovac, Plasil - Koller

Portugal probable starting line-up (4-3-3): Ricardo - Bosingwa, Pepe, Carvalho, Ferreira - Moutinho, Petit, Deco - Quaresma, Nuno Gomes, Ronaldo

PREDICTION:
For this match i have 2 scenarios:

1 - Like i said the 2 sides have 3 points so a draw is very welcome!
2 - I think we will see some goals here so OVER 2.5


All the best,
Hunt3r

[Pavlik]

don't agree here. Czechs will play defensive and will count on breaks. Under here is right bet.

My bet is maybe little risky but I bellieve Czechs will not recieve goal.


So my bets:
HT : Draw 6/10
HT score: 0:0 6/10
Under 2.5 Goals 9/10
Correct score 0:0 4/10
Correct score 1:0 3/10
1X (Czechs will win or draw) 2/10

[hunt3r]

Czech Rep.

1
リボル・シオンコ (16') Portugal

2
デコ (7') - クリスティアーノ・ロナウド (64') Match Events 87' Neither team can keep hold of the ball, while the Czechs are making their plan obvious by looking to the wings for a cross. Ricardo has already shown he does not fancy crosses much.
85' Koller is ensuring that Ricardo knows just how big he is by closing the keeper down and towering over him.
84' Substitution Plasil J. Jarolim D.
83' OOOHHH!!! - Sionko was picked out in the middle of the goal but was slightly under the ball and his header was tipped over by Ricardo.
82' Koller dropped back and felled Petit and that was a foul. The Czechs are leaving a lot of players forward...
80' Portugal have broken the game up by bringing on Ricardo Quaresma just seconds after introducing Hugo Almeida into the fray.
79' Substitution Nuno Gomes Hugo Almeida
79' Substitution Simão Quaresma
78' Plasil clipped the ball into the area and Baros raced in to nod wide and deny the better-placed Sionko a chance on goal.
76' Deco looked furious after Simão prevented him from taking a free-kick 25 yards from goal and he will have been even more furious when the Atlético winger hit his shot into the wall.
74' The 6ft 7in striker is on for Tomas Galasek and he will certainly offer the Czech Republic something different up front.
74' Substitution Joao Moutinho Fernando Meira
72' Koller is being given his instructions as Petit is stretchered off after going over unchallenged. He is up and ready to come back on almost immediately however.
72' Substitution Galasek T. Koller J.
70' The Portuguese defence clears again and Ronaldo goes over after making contact with Grygera but no free-kick is awarded.
68' Matějovský makes way for Anderlecht's Stanislav Vlček as the first change of the game comes with over an hour gone.
67' Substitution Matejovsky M. Vlcek S.
66' Ricardo came to claim a free-kick but completely miss the ball. Portugal did pick up possession though and raced to the other end to win corner.
64' Deco was picked out on the right flank and he rolled the ball into the area and the Manchester United forward hit it first time past Cech and into the far corner of the net.
64' Goal Cristiano Ronaldo
63' GOOAALL!!! - Ronaldo has not been at his best, but he has made his mark now by giving the Portuguese the lead for the second time.
62' OOOHHH!!! - Sionko and Baros both raced in to meet Ujfalusi's flick on from a corner. That was a close call.
60' Simão again escaped down the right of the area, but Rozehnal was across. Moments later Ronaldo mis-hit the ball and it trickled to Cech.
58' OOOHHH!!! - Simão was picked out on the edge of the area and turned before Plasil could reach him, but his shot was straight at Cech.
57' Jan Koller is warming up for the Czechs and that will not be a sight that the Portuguese defence will welcome.
55' Nuno Gomes nicked the ball off David Rozehnal and moved into the area,but the defender did well to recover and concede a corner.
53' Lots of neat passing on the edge of the Czech area finally saw Nuno Gomes twist away before shooting, but the ball flew straight at Cech.
51' Portugal are coming forward slowly, but Ronaldo goes down again and again no foul is awarded.
49' Matějovský split the Portuguese defence with a pass down the right of the area to Sionko, but his ball across the face of goal could not be reached by Baros.
48' Pepe's run forward helps produce a corner for his side, but not for the first time the white shirts have been unable to cause any problems with it.
46' The Portuguese start the second period after coming out nearly two minutes after the Czech Republic.
45'+3 The half-time whistle goes at the end of an absorbing half of football in Geneva that sees both teams go in level.
45'+2 Ronaldo lifted a dipping free-kick over the Czech wall from almost 30 yards out and Cech was down well to keep it out.
45' Before the game had stopped, Ferreira was caught by Sionko and he did need some attention for a knock above his eye.
44' Ronaldo received a tap in the mouth and went down like he had been two-footed by Tomáš Ujfaluši, but the game stops so he can see is his mouth is alright.
42' OOOHHH!!! - Ronaldo took the ball from Ferreira and took a quick shot from 25 yards out that Cech dived to palm away. Portugal now piling on the pressure.
40' Portugal may have had more possession than their opponents , but that does not tell the story of a very even encounter.
38' Baros again looked to move forward, but this Ricardo Carvalho puts his arms up and blocks his path. A solid professional foul.
36' A fine run by Baros down the right flank saw him twist and turn his way to the by-line before seeing the eventual cross not find a team-mate in the middle.
34' Jankulovski goes down after being caught by Simão, who has had a quiet game down the flank for Portugal. The Czechs can come forward once more.
32' The referee's whistle is sounding quite often for challenges in the midfield by both teams, but the play is still flowing. There are more goals in this enthralling encounter.
30' Ricardo failed to reach a corner that dropped at the far post, but the pass back into the area failed to find a red shirt and the danger was cleared.
30' Yellow Card Bosingwa
28' Matějovský tried to step out of the way after Petit went down very easily in front of him and the Portuguese midfielder was left clutching his finger after having it trodden on.
26' Pepe's clumsy challenge from behind on Baros saw the Portuguese player win a dubious free-kick but left him with a sore lip.
25' The Portuguese are keeping Cech busy with Ronaldo going it alone outside the area before sending a low shot goalwards that the keeper was down comfortably to stop.
24' OOOHHH!!! - Deco cut inside from the left and took aim with his right foot and the ball flew just over Cech's bar.
23' Jan Polák is the first name to go into the book after he lunged in on Pepe. The Madrid defender is back up and the Czech player does not agree with his card.
22' Yellow Card Polak J.
21' Pepe has to head away again as Jankulovski sends over another cross from the left flank. With three defenders around him, Baros would have done well to win that though.
19' Now we really do have a game on our hands. Ricardo did not look to happy with the marking from that set piece.
17' GOOAALL!!! - Libor Sionko lost his marker and powered home a header after meeting a corner and the Czech Republic are level.
16' Ooohhh!!! - A better ball from Grygera on the right wing found Baros and the striker nodded over from 12 yards out.
16' Goal Sionko L.
14' Baros is unable to reach a high ball forward from Marek Matějovský and he will need better service than that if he is to be relied upon to draw his side level.
12' The goal has certainly been good for the game because the Czechs now have to come forward, while Portugal have shown no intention of trying to defend for the next 80 minutes or so.
10' Ooohhh!!! - Marek Jankulovski made space down the right of the area and swung a shot that went just wide and he will have been pleased to have won a corner from it.
9' The Manchester United wideman played a neat exchange of passes on the edge of the area before being denied by Petr Cech as he tried to round the keeper, but the ball fell to Deco and after the keeper parried his first effort he forced home the opener from close range.
8' GOOAALL!!! - The Portuguese have the lead after just eight minutes and it was Ronaldo's run and pass that caused all the problems.
7' Cristinano Ronaldo has yet to start as he goes to ground after being bustled off the ball after a run towards the area.
7' Goal Deco
5' Both teams have had one shot apiece from distance, but both were deflected before the ball even entered the area.
3' The opening moments have shown that this is going to be an even affair with neither side taking charge of proceedings.
1' Portugal kick off and wear their unfamiliar all white away colour, while the Czech Republic are donning an all red number.
0' The Czech Republic will play with the same 4-2-3-1 formation that overcame the Swiss on Saturay, but Milan Baros replaces Jan Koller up front.
0' Both Portugal and the Czech Republic won their opening games and victory here means a place in the last eight for one team. Folow the action live on Goal.com...